l earn about how Barrick Lumwana mine in North-Western province has empowered villagers in the community by giving them cows and helping them to build a business selling milk.
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hen you think about sport and recreation in Zambia, cycling probably isn't the first activity that comes to mind. Back in 2014 when Kansanshi Mining Plc – one of two Zambian operations run by First Quantum Minerals (FQM) –...
“What are your career dreams – what do you want to be when you leave school?”
Hannah, a Grade 11 student at Mutanda Secondary School in rural North-Western Province, does not hesitate in her answer.
“I want to be an electrical...
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Over some 15 years, and through the design and...
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It was the parents of children...
Emmanuel Chewe was forbidden from playing tennis as a boy, but ended up becoming champion of Mufulira Tennis Club for eleven years running. Tennis gave him all kinds of opportunities – it sent him around the world – so...
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